Candelabrum centrepiece cum epergne presented to James Mitchell, 1837
Candelabrum centrepiece cum epergne presented to James Mitchell, 1837
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
1838
Call Numbers
SAFE/XR 44 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 1
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Physical Description
Contents
Objects - silver and glass
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Fonds
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Candelabrum centrepiece cum epergne presented to James Mitchell, 1837
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 824134...
Signature / Inscriptions
"To James Mitchell Esqr. Surgeon in H.M. Colonial Service, Presented by a Numerous Body of Friends Desirous of Testifying their Sense of his Medical Skill and Personal Worth, Sydney, New South Wales, 26 September 1837" -- engraved on side of triangular base.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by E. J. Merewether, great-great-grandson of James Mitchell, on behalf of the Merewether family in Australia, 1979.
Administrative / Biographical history
Physician and industrialist James Mitchell (1792-1869) was appointed surgeon at Sydney Hospital in 1829, and had a long and successful private practice at Cumberland Place. This candelabrum was made in London in 1838, following a subscription made by his friends and associates in acknowledgement of his 'highly valuable professional service'. Approp...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/XR 44 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 1
Record Identifier
92eVNaoY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/92eVNaoY
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Reference code
442313
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